Microbiology

Graduate study in microbiology is designed to help students become highly qualified in microbiology research and teaching. PhD students develop expertise in research in a specific area of microbiology and/or immunology. Faculty members have strengths in bacteriology, parasitology, immunology, and virology. Areas of research include cellular microbiology, molecular virology and immunology, bacterial biochemistry and physiology, bacterial and viral pathogenesis, and molecular parasitology.